More Glory For You!
"I will see you again and your heart will rejoice,
and your joy no one will take from you."
John 16:22
In February 2019, Cydney Cooper gave birth to twins while
her husband, Skyler, was deployed in Kuwait with the U.S.
Army. The babies were premature and spent twelve days in
the NICU. One day as Cydney cradled one of the
newborns
in the hospital, her nurse entered. Behind her came
another
pair of footsteps, Skyler’s. The video of the surprise reunion
went viral, being viewed more than 2.1 million times.
Think of how wonderful we’ll feel when our footsteps tread
heaven’s streets. Whether by death or by the Lord’s sudden
return, there is a great reunion ahead of us. Christ’s victory
over our sin and death gives us an eternal home, and what
the celebration waits for us. Charles Gabriel envisioned this
reunion when he wrote the hymn, “O That Will Be Glory”—
one of the most popular in its day—that says:
When all my labors and trials are o’er,
And I am safe on that beautiful shore,
Just to be near the dear Lord I adore
Will through the ages be glory for me.
"Friends will be there I have loved long
ago; joy like a river around me will flow.
Charles Gabriel, hymnist
